Jeffrey Campbell (water polo)

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Jeffrey Campbell
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Full nameJeffrey Guy Campbell
BornOctober 2, 1962 (1962-10-02) (age 60)
Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
Relatives Peter Campbell (brother)
Medal record
Men's water polo
Representing the Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1988 Seoul Men's water polo

Jeffrey Guy "Jeff" Campbell (born October 2, 1962, in Salt Lake City, Utah) Jeff was raised in Irvine, California and is a graduate of University High School (Irvine, California). Jeff was a three-time All-American at UC Irvine and helped the Anteaters win a national title in 1982, teaming with his older brother, Peter Campbell. He was NCAA Player of the Year and NCAA tournament MVP in 1985. [1]

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Jeff is a former Olympic water polo player who won a silver medal for the United States at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. He was also on the US team and placed 4th in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. He is a graduate of UC Irvine. He was named to the UC Irvine Athletic Hall of Fame in 1998 and the USA Water Polo Hall of Fame in 2001. [2] [3]

His older brother, Peter Campbell, was also a former Olympic water polo player who won 2 Silver Medals, 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles & in the summer of 1988 in Seoul, South Korea.

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References

  1. "The Official Athletic Site of UC Irvine". Archived from the original on 2009-08-10. Retrieved 2010-03-21.
  2. "Jeffery Campbell (2001)". usawaterpolo.org. USA Water Polo. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  3. "Hall of Fame Inductees". usawaterpolo.org. USA Water Polo. Retrieved 18 September 2020.